Chapter 10

Cold air passed by Alonso as he left the room where he spoke to the general and went in search of his supposed wife Perry.

His legs shook and his heart beat so fast as though it had run a hundred miles as the thought of his previous life flooded his

mind. He wondered if Philip was really as dangerous as he had been tagged

A flash of the look on Philip's face and his mother's face crossed his mind as the young servant that gave him preferential treatment spoke about the locket and when Mr. Montillo also spoke about it

"Could they have really plotted my death just for wealth? Truly money is the root of all evil" he thought as he kept walking. He came back to reality as he bumped into Philip and his mother

"look who we have here, my supposed son-in-law," the lady said with a bright smile that certainly looked fake

"What is your pedigree? What qualifies you to marry my sweet angel perry?" she asked as her eyes took a deep scan of Alonso from his head to his toes

Hearing her interrogate hi